Debunking The Idea That Russia Manipulated Social Media To Tip The 2016 Election

Gab was launched in 2016 for users who don't like Twitter and Facebook's rules on f.....»»

Several websites that analysts say are hotbeds for far-right and racist ideology hosted numerous chat threads urging Trump supporters to “storm the Capitol” on Jan. 6......»»

President Donald Trump acknowledged his election loss and condemned an attack on the U.S. Capitol in a video on Twitter Inc. late Thursday, a day after his support for the attackers led to bans from social-media companies......»»

The powerful North Carolina Republican heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, which released a report last month concluding that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to the advantage of then-candidate Donald Trump......»»

The tweet came from Dan Scavino, the White House’s social media director, who posted an edited video of former Vice President Joe Biden saying: “We can only re-elect Donald Trump.”.....»»

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is crusading against big banks as one of her core platforms for the 2020 presidential election, but it’s her social media policies that may have the most direct impact on bitcoiners......»»

AP Reports of Russian interference in the 2.....»»

Mike Segar/Reuters; Mike2020/Twitter; DrGrayFang/Instagram Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign has been using a unique social-media strategy to attract younger voters to the Democratic hopeful. Over the last few months, Bloomberg's campaign has.....»»

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The Washington Post on Sunday suspended journalist Felicia Sonmez amid an uproar after she tweeted out a link to a 2016 Daily Beast article about Kobe Bryant's rape case within hours of his death.  Tracy Grant, managing .....»»

Reuters Facebook said in an announcement on Monday that deepfake videos and manipulated media will be banned from the social media site. The company said in a statement that it was taking a.....»»

The Great Russian Election-Hacking Myth Authored by 'TheDarkMan' via TheDuran.com, The claim that Russia somehow interfered with the 2016 American Presidential election (and was thereby responsible for the ascent of Donald Trump) has been pa.....»»

Reuters Trump told officials that he believed that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 presidential election because Russ.....»»

Reuters/Toby Melville The Labour Party suffered its worst election defeat since 1935 on Friday. But if you were following the election on social media, .....»»

Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads that contain false or misleading claims ahead of the U.S. presidential election......»»

Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads that contain false or misleading claims ahead of the U.S. presidential election......»»

Social media platform Twitter on Monday unveiled its plan for handling deepfake videos and other manipulated media, and called for feedback from the public......»»

Screenshot. Twitter announced Wednesday it will ban political advertising from its platform. The move unleashed newfound pressure on Facebook and other social media giants to follow suit. That cou.....»»

The man behind Russia's Internet Research Agency trolls that worked to elect Donald Trump has been active in Africa, too, according to Facebook, which took down more than 170 accounts with nearly 1 million followers overall......»»

The same could happen in 2020......»»

A bipartisan panel of U.S. senators Tuesday called for sweeping action by Congress, the White House and Silicon Valley to ensure social-media sites aren’t used to interfere in the coming presidential........»»